Recent content by DrainBamage

Bottom pieces cut, t-nuts installed, and first coat of spar varnish is on. The bench supports are epoxied. Tomorrow morning will be a second coat of spar, then after work the benches will be reassembled and installed in the boat. Paint touch ups, and the aluminum corner braces on the hull will...

Thanks for the compliments! I am considering an auxillary tank up front, but the boat is perfectly balanced right now, I can trim up to gain a few mph at cruise and trim down to slice through the chop and add holeshot. The extra weight of the decks and flooring might effect this later on, but I...

Bench seats are out, old wood is removed and new replacement wood cut, fitted and screwed together with bracing. Each piece will be disassembled, epoxied, and reassembled before final install. The added bottom plywood mentioned the last post will be cut later in the week. Decided to go with...

Quick update. Found a marine radio at a garage sale for $20, its older but its all I need. A good friend also felt his fish finder was way too much for his 12' tin, so he traded with me. I gave up a humminbird 160 something for a 561! He often fishes with me, and wants to contribute on this boat...

Well the new motor is showing the boat who is boss. The extra weight of the console moved up front and the bigger motor has revealed some rot in the front bench. Sagging in one corner. That means all 3 seats are coming out for repairs. I still have quite a bit of 3/4 marine grade and epoxy left...

Pics or it didn't happen? All I can say is, this outboard is incredible! Mgros, you pretty much hit the nail on the head with your build. I'm essentially doing the same thing so I can have the downriggers in the stern corners with flush mounts spanning in between. I'd also like to get a pair...

Thanks for checking out my build, what you're doing with the rear deck and well is just about the same thing I had planned to do. Any idea if spar varnish will prevent the ply from checking over time? Do you plant to carpet over anything?

Console and gunnels painted, touch ups complete, odds and ends sealed with 5200. Also had time to wire up the lights, battery, and depth finder. Plus installed all the USCG required stuff including a new capacity plate I bought from Mirrocraft last year. She is ready to be repowered, dropping...

Painting is going slower than I expected, I don't want to cut corners so it is meticulous work prepping with all the rivets on this thing. I am just about done with painting, just some touching up and a few coats on the console are left. After that I will mount a small cutting board to serve as...

The bow cover is off. And it was a PITA. Rivets were easy enough, but it is just about impossible to get the bow brace screws out since there is foam under the cover. Had to grind the heads off. Only then will the cover come off, leaving all the foam behind. The cover by itself is definitely not...

OK, I've spent a fair portion of the long weekend hacking away. Trailer frame is complete including bearings and races, the fenders and other small parts are prepped and due to be painted by a friend sometime this week. The transom is also out of the boat now, which I'm glad I didn't risk...

Sometimes talking to the manufacturer backfires, I got a new plate made and it came back with lower HP rating and passenger capacity than the old one. Now I'm stuck with it because the old plate is not completely legible anymore.

Thanks, I did buy marine epoxy but wasnt sure if i needed fiberglass. I'm also considering MDO, since it takes paint really well.

I've been reading on boat building sites that some types of plywood will check and delaminate unless encased with fiberglass. Sounds like marine grade fir is the most common to do this. Has anyone experienced checking on their boat floors? I don't want to put carpet on the floor I'm installing...

I haven't gotten to the bow cover as of yet. I've disassembled the trailer and sanded the frame plus about a quarter of the hull. Nothing exciting so I didn't take any pictures. Next is lengthening the trailer tongue, then paint, new rollers, and bunks. I have 4 days off for this starting...